Krishnamurti on Occupation

Episode Notes

‘When one is occupied with oneself, with one’s body, with one’s beauty – this constant occupation with oneself – you deny all relationship.’

This week’s episode on Occupation has six sections.

The first extract (2:33) is from the second question and answer meeting at Brockwood Park in 1981, titled: Why Are Our Minds Perpetually Occupied?

The second extract (13:58) is from Krishnamurti’s sixth talk in Saanen 1972, titled: Are We Afraid To Be Unoccupied?

The third extract (23:57) is from the second talk in Saanen 1978, titled: Identification Is the Essence of Occupation.

The fourth extract (36:39) is from Krishnamurti’s first talk in New Delhi 1981, titled: You Cannot Observe if Your Mind Is Occupied.

The fifth extract (47:41) is from the sixth talk in Saanen 1979, titled: An Occupied Mind Has No Order.

The final extract in this episode (54:27) is from Krishnamurti’s fourth talk at Brockwood Park in 1981, titled: Meditation Is Finding Out if the Brain Can Be Unoccupied.